Stay home, save lives. Wear face coverings, stop the spread

To wear the face covering or not to wear the face covering in public. It is no longer a question. Let me say a few words about the rationale of wearing face coverings in public.

It is regrettable that President Trump said, in the White House press conference, he chose not to wear mask while CDC urges everyone to wear “non-medical cloth” face coverings in public to curb the spread of coronavirus.

It is true that some sort of facial covering is effective at keeping someone from spreading the virus to others, but not the other way around. That is to say that wearing a face covering is not an effective protection to oneself, unless it is an N95.

It is also well known that symptom-free transmission is what drives this horrible pandemic. This is why CDC reversed its previous recommendation since it is no longer possible to tell who can spread the virus based on the symptoms. Any one is a potential virus spreader in a “hot spot”.

There is convincing evidence from some Asian countries that the spread of the virus declines when a majority of population wears masks. This collective benefit can only be achieved by asking most, if not all, population to wear masks.

Do not have the false sense of security just because you wear a mask, the protection comes from only everyone around you wearing a mask, thus decreasing the potential virus spreading. In other words, you wear face covering to protect others while others wear face coverings to protect you; it is a mutual protection and benefit. It is only through this practice that the benefit of wearing masks can be realized.

We are all in this unprecedented and vicious virus crisis, we are all in the same boat. With the grace and mercy of God, we'll pull through together, let us wear face coverings to protect each other.

Stay home, save lives. Wear face coverings, stop the spread.

It is admirable that our daughter, Jo, has turned her home into the cloth face coverings making factory. They are intended for the use of receptionists of doctors' office or those who are still working, or like healthcare workers, working even harder, to keep the “essential” business going.

Talented Jo even made high-fashion cloth face masks to make it more attractive to young ladies. The other day CNN Dr. Sanjay Gupta showed off a cloth face mask that his daughter made for him, I am proud to say it is no match for Jo's product, and I said it unabashedly.

Frankenmuth (MI) had online (or in the phone) Town Hall meeting organizing and coordinating the efforts to fight this vicious virus. Jo said the products (cloth face coverings) are picked up in the porch. Frankenmuth is a microcosm of America. America will prevail in this fight.